Innovative and worldwide unique heat pump based condensation drying technology for drying and preservation of food products

Informations projet

AIRGENEX-food

N° de convention de subvention: 828207

DOI

10.3030/828207

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 5 Septembre 2018

Date de début 1 Octobre 2018

Date de fin 31 Mars 2019

Financé au titre de

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Coût total

€ 71 429,00

Contribution de l’UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordonné par

HARTER GMBH
Germany

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - AIRGENEX-food (Innovative and worldwide unique heat pump based condensation drying technology for drying and preservation of food products)

Période du rapport: 2018-10-01 au 2019-03-31

Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet

Harter GmbH (Harter) was founded in 1991 and is still a family-owned company. Harter is Europe-wide known as specialist for heat pump-based condensation drying systems, which are applicable in various sectors. By the companies’ unique expert knowledge and the high innovative strength, Harter developed to one of the most innovative companies for drying systems and gained an excellent reputation in recent years.
Within the European society, conscious and healthy nutrition as well as gentle and sustainable processing and preservation are becoming increasingly important. To perfectly meet this trend, Harter developed the worldwide unique AIRGENEX®food chamber drying system for a reliable, gentle and energy-efficient drying process. The flexible adjustable process enables perfect drying of various foods and because of the closed air circuit, aroma, appearance and bioactivity retain in the food. By using variable and low temperatures a gentle way of drying food products, which is absolutely stress-free for the products, is guaranteed. An optimum air conditioning and air routing ensure high energy and cost savings compared to competing drying technologies. Moreover, by AIRGENEX®food the valuable condensate, which contains flavour and colour, can be collected and is available for further use.
The new technology primarily addresses the food sector which is a continuously growing market with an expected CAGR of 5.6% in the common years. The overall objective is to introduce a market-ready, innovative dyring system into the market which perfectly addresses the customer needs in targeted applications.

Travail effectué depuis le début du projet jusqu’à la fin de la période considérée dans le rapport et principaux résultats atteints jusqu’à présent

During the phase 1 project, different possible applications and corresponding market segments have been assessed. This included calculation of the market sizes and of segment growth rates and identification of market barriers. Moreover, competition in different market segments have been assessed. On basis of market and competition analysis, favourable market segments for the AIRGENEX drying technology have been selected. Within these market segments, customer needs are identified by interviews with potential customers. On basis of this, necessary technical adaptions towards a market-ready drying system in the respective market segements have been derived. Finally, the project resulted in a detailed business plan including commercialisation strategy and concrete implementation measures.

Progrès au-delà de l’état des connaissances et impact potentiel prévu (y compris l’impact socio-économique et les conséquences sociétales plus larges du projet jusqu’à présent)

The feasibility study has demonstrated by drying samples from potential customers that the AIRGENEX technology is very energy-efficient and leads to better results in terms of appearance, aroma and surface feel and compared to the state of the art in these market segments.

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